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I love making scones almost as much as I love eating scones. Up until I discovered my version of scone bliss at Panera a few years back, I always tuned my nose up to them thinking they were a slightly glorified biscuit. As much as I love me a good biscuit โ scones are different and scones are delicious.
My latest shipment from Green Mountain Coffee included a variety of K-Cupยฎ portion packs from the The Donut Houseยฎ Collection. From the minute I opened the box, I knew something mocha was going to be happening in my kitchen.
My initial thought was to make cupcakes โ go figure, right? But I wanted to branch out beyond the cupcake and decided to try give Mocha Scones a try. I used my favorite basic scone recipe and infused it with strong, freshly brewed coffee and semi sweet chocolate chips. Then I decided to take the mocha flavor to the next level by drizzling them with a mocha glaze that added the perfect finishing touch to an already incredible scone.
The scones turned out beautifully โ they were tender, moist and perfectly sweet. Every single bite was bursting with mocha flavor and I must say they made my cup of Sunday morning coffee all that much more enjoyable.
Whether youโre looking for a midday pick-me-up or a delicious accompaniment to your morning coffee, these scones are sure put a little pep in your step.
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Mocha Scones
Ingredients:
For the Scones
2 ยผ cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup strong coffee, room temperature
1 large egg
For the Mocha Glaze
1/4 cup strong coffee
1 ยฝ cups confectionersโ sugar
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
Directions:
For the Scones
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Use the large holes of a box grater to grate the butter into the flour mixture. Use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in chocolate chips.
3. In a small bowl, whisk sour cream, coffee and egg until smooth.
4. Stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until the dough comes together. I typically just use clean hands for this process. Then use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. The dough will be sticky, but it will come together.
5. Place on a lightly floured work surface. Now at this point you can either pat the dough into an 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick and use a sharp knife to cut it into 8 triangles. Or you can pat it into a rectangle, then use a sharp knife to cut 10 even squares. Then cut 10 even squares in half to create 20 smaller triangles.
6. Place scones on prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 for smaller triangles and 18-22 minutes for larger triangles.
7. Cool on wire rack. Once scones are cool, prepare the glaze.
For the Mocha Glaze
1. In a small bowl, combine coffee and confectionersโ sugar and whisk until smooth. Whisk in melted chocolate until thoroughly combined.
2. Lay a large piece of parchment paper on your work surface, place a wire rack over the parchment paper. Place scones on wire rack. Place chocolate glaze in a large zip top bag, use scissors to snip a small piece of the bag off the corner of the bag.
3. Drizzle chocolate glaze over the scones. Allow glaze to set for about an hour.
Notes:
- Store scones at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Scone recipe is adapted from Pam Anderson via allrecipes
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These scones look delicious! I love all things mocha flavored.
These were amazing scones โ tender and moist! The dough was incredibly stickyโฆI couldnโt cut the scones into shape because the dough just fell back together, so I just scooped them on the baking sheet as blobsโฆthey still tasted great though! Thank you for sharing your recipe Jamie! :)
Katie-
I am glad you enjoyed them. The dough is really sticky, if you make them again, Iโd recommend adding a little more flour. I was able to get them to hold their shape without issue, but their are so many variables in baking. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment.
-Jamie
These look so good! I love scones and usually make them with fresh fruit. I canโt wait to try these out. Coffee, scones, chocolate canโt get any better than that. I wonder if adding espresso powder would give it a kick too.
Looks fabulous! Love mocha, love sconesโฆscore! Gotta make these Iโm thinking!
Okโฆjust wiped the drool off my keyboard.
These look totally scrumptious, delectable, luscious, heavenly, just down-right yummy!!!
This is a keeper and when I make them, I just might NOT share them! LOL!!
These look amazing and your pictures *sigh* theyโre incredibleโฆ
wow, they look divine!
Scones are the bomb!
MMM Delicious-looking!! I love a double dose of coffee in the morning, and would love to try these! The one other time I attempted scones, I ended up with scone-shaped cookiesโI was afraid of how dry the dough looked so I kept adding butter, hehe. But Iโll follow your recipe this time, haha! :)
Scones are the best! I went on a serious scone making rampage for a while, always looking for more great recipes to try!